Can you use tampons for your first ever period...?

When my period started I didn't notice any signs that it was coming. The good thing was that it happened while I was home & my mom was also home. What I thought was sort of cold of her was that all she did was hand me a tampon & left me in the bathroom by myself. She went back to watching tv. I think I only got it half way in cuz I could still feel it. If you have it in far enough, you will no longer feel it inside you. As I got older and the OB brand of tampons came out which did not have the cardboard or plastic applicator, it was actually a bit easier for me as I knew if I had it in far enough because you just use your finger (either first finger or middle finger and just slide your finger as far as it can go. If you do that, you should not be able to feel it inside you, which means you've done it correctly. Make sure that the string is hanging out, so that you can remove it when you need to change it. My first time, I didn't get it in all the way, but was too embarred to tell my Mom. I had to sit crookedly on the ottoman in the living rm., until I went back into the bathroom and pushed it the rest of the way in until I couldn't feel it. I remember sweating profusely. It was scary for me. I have 2 girls & I stood close to the bathroom door in case they needed me. I would also wear a ligh pad, just in case of leakage, as it beats being embarred & also having to wash blood off your clothing. I always kep an emergency little colored bag in my gym locker with extra underwear, tampon&pads & old sweater if I needed to wrap around my waist. It's always to be prepared.